Organ Concert
Sunday, the 13th of July there is an organ concert in Narvik church with the internationally famous organ artist, Colin Andrews, originally English, but no living and working in the USA. Colin Andrews was born in Bristol England. He studied at The Royal Academy of Music in London and at The Conservatoire de Muisque in Geneva, Switzerland. His principal Professors were Lionel Rogg and Dame Gillian Weir.
Colin Andrews was a prizewinner at both the 1980 & 1982 Dublin International Organ Competitions in Ireland. In 1993, The Royal Academy of Music in London bestowed an Associateship upon him in recognition of his distinguished performing career.
Mr. Andrews has toured worldwide as a concert organist, undertaking multiple tours of Asia, Europe and trans-continental tours of Russia. He has performed in all of the major concert halls in Asia, including Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Esplanade Theaters-on-the-Bay, Singapore, Beijing National Center for the Performing Arts, Shanghai Oriental Arts Center, Sydney Town Hall, Australia, Auckland Town Hall, New Zealand etc.